May on Shudder, AMC+ and Acorn TV – Acorn TV highlights Harry Wild, The Truth and Midsomer Murders.
May on Shudder, AMC+ and Acorn TV – AMC+ highlights include Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin and Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter.
May on Shudder, AMC+ and Acorn TV – Shudder highlights include Skeletons in the Closet, Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever and Stopmotion.
ACORN TV
Harry Wild – Acorn TV Original Series
Series 3 Premiere on Acorn TV and AMC+ Monday 13 May
Harry (Jane Seymour, The Kominsky Method; Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) and Fergus (Rohan Nedd, Whitstable Pearl) are hired to prove the lead singer of Ireland’s hottest boy band didn’t kill himself, find out who decapitated a woman in a busy restaurant, discover who murdered a despotic director on the set of Ireland’s leading daytime soap opera, work out how a mystery writer managed to shoot himself in a locked panic room without a gun, and more.
Meanwhile, with the agency still as busy as ever, Harry and Fergus have to find a way to balance work and life as Fergus plans to contest Paula’s (Samantha Mumba, The Time Machine, Evolution) custody claim to his sister.
The series also stars Kevin Ryan (Guilt, Copper) as Harry’s son and senior police detective; Amy Huberman (Finding Joy, Striking Out) as Harry’s daughter-in-law; as well as Paul Tylak (Kin), and Rose O’Neill.
The Truth – Acorn TV Exclusive Series
New Series Premiere on Acorn TV and AMC+ Monday 27 May
On the day a controversial murder case is to be given a final verdict, an identical murder takes place. Young detective Racheli Zabatani must revisit the past to figure out the mysteries of the present. Starring Vanessa Dimitrova, Tyler Williams and Angelita Bushey.
Midsomer Murders
Season 23 Binge on Acorn TV and AMC+ Monday 6 May
DCI Barnaby and his trusty sidekick, DS Winter endeavor to solve perplexing crimes while also exploring the quirks of the delightful yet deadly villages of Midsomer County. The duo finds themselves thrust into new weird and wonderful worlds, from doomsday prepping and police retirement villages, to artisan bakeries and drag shows.
AMC+
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
AMC+ Exclusive Series
Season 2 Premiere Sunday May 12
The interview continues in season two. In the year 2022, the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) recounts his life story to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian).
Picking up from the bloody events in New Orleans in 1940 when Louis and teen fledgling Claudia (Delainey Hayles) conspired to kill the Vampire Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid), Louis tells of his adventures in Europe, a quest to discover Old World Vampires and the Theatre Des Vampires in Paris, with Claudia.
It is in Paris that Louis first meets the Vampire Armand (Assad Zaman). Their courtship and love affair will prove to have devastating consequences both in the past and in the future, and Molloy will probe to get to the truths buried within the memories.
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
AMC+ Exclusive Series
New Series Premiere Wednesday 15 May
Hosted by renowned actor, writer, entrepreneur Harry Hamlin (Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches) and his niece and classically trained chef, Renee Guilbault, the series puts Hamlin’s passion for cooking and Guilbault’s culinary expertise on full display as they share favorite recipes, practical kitchen tips and secrets to a successful dinner party that exudes casual elegance.
Each week, they’ll welcome a variety of guests from across the pop culture spectrum into the Hamlin’s kitchen, including Lisa Rinna (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live), Ted Danson (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Mary Steenburgen (Book Club), Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Tongayi Chirisa (Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches) and Ed Begley Jr. (Better Call Saul), among others.
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
AMC+ Exclusive Series
New Episodes Premiere Friday 24 May
Hosted by Emmy®-nominated actress and comedian Yvonne Orji (Insecure), each episode showcases a dynamic ensemble of actresses, actors, directors, songwriters and producers and delves deep into the urgent issues, creative methodologies and behind-the-scenes narratives that define the industry.
SHUDDER
Skeletons in the Closet
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Film Premieres Friday 3 May
Haunted by a malevolent spirit since childhood, a desperate mother allows herself to become possessed in order to save the life of her terminally ill daughter. Starring Terrence Howard (Iron Man) and Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire).
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Film Premieres Friday 17 May
22-year-old medical student Emma (Fanny Leander Bornedal) has just taken a job as the night watch in the same forensic department where her parents were once almost killed by the famed psychopathic police inspector Wörmer. The events led to her mother’s suicide, and her father Martin (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) has turned to tranquilizers to suppress the memories.
Determined to investigate what exactly happened to them, Emma tracks down and confronts Wörmer, only to unintentionally reawaken his bloodthirst and ignite a violent revenge on everyone who sealed his destiny years ago.
*Nightwatch (1994) also premieres on 17 May
Stopmotion
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Film Premieres Friday 31 May
Ella Blake is a stop-motion animator who is struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother. Suddenly alone in the world, she embarks upon the creation of a macabre new puppet film, which soon becomes the battleground for her sanity.
As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her animated film take on a terrifying life of their own, and the unleashed power of her imagination threatens to destroy her. Starring Aisling Franciosi, Tom York and Jaz Hutchins.
NEW ADDITIONS TO SHUDDER’S FILM LIBRARY
May 1
The Toxic Avenger
Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.
The Toxic Avenger Part II
The Toxic Avenger is tricked into traveling to Tokyo to search for his estranged father, leaving Tromaville open to complete domination by an evil corporation.
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
Toxie finds he has nothing to do as a superhero, as he has ridden his city of evil. He decides to go to work for a major corporation, which he discovers may be the evilest of all his adversaries.
TA4 – Citizen Toxic: The Toxi Avenger IV
The Toxic Avenger must defend his friends from his own evil alternate universe doppelgänger, The Noxious Offender.
Subject
On his way to prison, a man gets intercepted by a secretive government agency who task him to monitor a secret experiment in exchange for commuting his sentence.
Sound of Silence
Emma must uncover the dark secret behind a cursed radio to survive and protect her family.
May 6
Mother, May I?
When Anya starts behaving like her fiancée’s recently deceased mother, Emmet must confront his deepest traumas to free his fiancée from this bewildering possession.
Beaten to Death
A desperate choice leads Jack down a path that leaves him beaten and bruised as he struggles against man, nature, and his own insanity.
Mad Heidi
Swiss mountain girl Heidi is abducted by brutal government troops and must defend herself and fight a war against a cheese-fueled machinery of hate.
May 8
Mother’s Day (1980)
Three young women are tormented by an insane matriarch and her depraved sons.
*The Last Drive-In: Mother’s Day episode also available.
May 13
Landlocked
Summoned to his soon-to-be demolished childhood home, Mason discovers a video camera that can see into the past, driving him to record as many memories as possible before the doomed house is destroyed.
Holy Shit!
Architect Frank wakes up from unconsciousness, squashed in a porta-potty. But it gets worse: In order to not be blown up during the imminent demolition, Frank must make his way out of his blue grave in one hour. A race against time.
May 15
Combat Shock
A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.
May 20
Smoking Causes Coughing
A group of vigilantes called the “tobacco-forces” is falling apart. To rebuild the team spirit, their leader suggests that they meet for a week-long retreat, before returning to save the world.
May 27
Graduation Day (1981)
A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30-second 200-meter race.
You Were Never Really Here
A traumatized veteran unafraid of violence tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what could be his death trip or his awakening.
May on Shudder, AMC+ and Acorn TV
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May on Shudder, AMC+ and Acorn TV
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May on Shudder, AMC+ and Acorn TV
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May on Shudder, AMC+ and Acorn TV
May on Shudder, AMC+ and Acorn TV
